Example Sentences

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City authorities have been demolishing homes deemed at risk from flooding or landslides, but this particular block was not earmarked for demolition.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2023

More than 800 buildings have developed cracks, and authorities have been demolishing the unsafe ones.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2023

Across the area, crews have been demolishing buildings teetering on their foundations.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2022

Across China, authorities have been demolishing houses, workshops and hydropower plants in order to meet their own local “red line” targets, with some also cracking down on farmers for illegally expanding plantations onto protected land.

From Reuters • Sep. 19, 2022

Israeli forces have been demolishing these new constructions for years, Abu Sabha said, but now that they have the court's backing, the evictions are likely to pick up.

From Reuters • Jun. 12, 2022